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VOL. L.X NO. 19.014 Entered at Port In d (Oregon)
' y'x'- Paetofflce Seon1-C!ass Matter.
PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1921
PRICE FIVE CENTS
GOTHi
MARSHAL WILL NOT
RIVER OUT OF BANKS;
HIGHWAY IS FLOODED
WYXOOCHE OVERFLOWS AS
RESULT OF RAIJf DOWXPOCR.
INDEPENDENTS LEAD
NORTH DAKOTA VOTE
REJECTS
3 ROBBERS IN AUTO
HOLD UP 4 PERSONS
MACHINE IS STOLEN; FAST
WORK IS DONE BY TRIO.
TOUCH LIQUOR HERE
FOCH, WHILE IN AMERICA,
B! MARSHAL
4 1 ' 'lll
1 CAPTURED
L NES TO ASK NEW
AT
BOND RING SOUGHT
FDCH
LEVY
XOX-PARTISAJT STROXGHOLD
IS YET TO BE COUNTED.
WILL OBSERVE LAW.
PAY CUT AT ONCE
Plans to Go Ahead, Say
GRADUATED
French War Hero Wel
comed to America.
U.S. DESTROYERS IN ESCORT
Planes Also Go to Sea to Join
in Greeting.
CROWDS PAY TRIBUTE
General Pershing Is First to Shake
Ilund of Visitor Other No
tables Also on Hand.
WW YORK, Oct. 28. Marshal Foch
of France came to America today. He
captured New York and then sped
away to conquer the rest of the
country.
General Pershing- waa first to wel
come his old comrade to these shores.
The marshal's welcome began 100
miles out at sea. There the liner
Paris, bearing him to the new world,
was joined by 12 American destroy
ers. For a time, the war craft had
It all to themselves, but soon through
the mist broke a squadron of sea
planes. The marshal raised his head
at the familiar sound of sputtering
motors.
The Paris passed the George Wash
ington which had raced into port with
General Pershing in order that he
might be first to grasp the marshal's
hand as he stepped on American soil,
en route to the American Legion na
tional convention at Kansas City, Mo.
Tonight Marshal Foch went to Wash
ington to call on President Harding.
Notables Join in Welcome.
At quarantine came another wel
oome. Transferred to the navy cutter
Vigilant, the soldier of France
clasped hands with Ambassador
Jusserand. Assistant Secretary of the
Navy Roosevelt and many other
motables.
But the series of receptions had
hardly begun. The next came off
Fort Jay, when guns thundered a
general's salute.
And the oil max
Landing a few yards from Gastle
Garden where his famous country
man, Lafayette, had1 set foot on Amer
ican soil, the marshal found awaiting
him a reception that even his imagi
nation could not have conceived.
People Massed oa Streets.
The wide stretch of open ground
had been converted into a great
stadium, the walls of which were
sky-scrapers, stretching stories high.
At every window, on the roofs,
e-ven dut of dizzy cornices, 25 stories
above the street were perched men
and women waving the flags of
America and France. On the streets
below were massed a great army of
welcomoTa men, women and little
children.
Indeed, It seemed as if all the little
girls in iNew York were there with
bouquets which they wished to press
Into the marshal's hands.
As soon as the soldierly little fig
ure in the light-blue uniform of
France stepped off the pier a mighty
shout arose. A few minutes previous
General Pershing had appeared to the
sound of ruffles and flourishes, and
these were repeated for the French
war hero
Cap Worn at Rakish Angle.
Forward stepped the marshal, his
scarlet cap at a rakish angle. There
was nothing of the merciless warrior
In his smiling face or keen, kindly
eyes, as marching straight ahead, he j
advanced with hands outstretched to
greet America's military leader. A
bush seemed for a moment to fall
over the crowds as the two men of
war warmly clasped hands. Standing
In the open square the pair chatted
as old friends meeting at a railroad '
atation, each Intent only on the j
words of the other. I
When the greeting was over and '
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the cheering broke forth afresh. j
Nearly the first of his short, choppy
salutes was given to veterans of veaied an estate or 95,ooo, oi wnicn
France men who had fought with !5.000 is in personal property and
him on the battle-scarred plains and,'80'000 ln real 'sat
valleys of the western front. The wlu Provides for the sale of
. , ..... i famous pictures belonging to the es-
Ordrra Taken (iood-Xatnrrdlv. . . , , ., . ,
tate, including the buifalo paintings.
There they were, a gallant platoon ..xlaB Poor Torick," "Drifting.- and
soldiers of the French artillery and ,..Good Morning." the portrait of
infantry, blue devils an blrdmen, j Buffalo Bill by Rosa Bonheur and the
some with empty sleeves, all . wltn painting by Beacon, "The Conquest of
decorations. Next the marshal's the Prairie."
glance fell upon a battalion of Amer- I
lean regulars, with khaki and tin'
hats. And then, a sight tenderer than! STORM LOSS $5,000,000
the rest, a group of Red Cross nurses 1
In uniforms of white. I Most of Citrus Crop in Tampico
Photographers would not permit I
the allied generalissimo Immediately, Stripped From Trees,
to step into his car. For perhaps the TAMPA Fla., Oct. 28. Definite re
flrst time In many years Marshal ports from ail portions of the Florida
Foch had to take orders "Stand peninsula swept by the tropical storm
there!" "Over this way."' "Hold it!" of Tuesday put the total losses at ap
They came fast and furious, but they proximately 85.000,000, of which be
soon were over and the marshal tween 81.500.000 to 82,000,000 repre
didn't seem to mind at all being or- sents the loss ln Tampa and suburbs,
dered about. j The loss of life remained at 11 to-
Parade of Triumph Brg-nn. day, five in this city, two at St.
Then started the parade of triumph. Petersburg and four members of the
As the line of motor cars moved crew of the yacht Kona wrecked at
under the elevated tracks motormen Mayport.
forgot to move their trains. They Reports received by the state citrus
just opened their whistles and kept Inspector's office here estimated that
them open. ' .60 per cent of the citrus fruit ln the
There were no steps to be seen on district, comprising four counties, waa
ttuoclud.d oa Fas 3, Column u
Xo Beverages Carried In French
Soldier's Luggage, Says Dr.
Andre, Personal Physician.
ON BOARD MARSHAL FOCH' 3
SPECIAL TRAIN. Philadelphia. Oct.
28. (By the Associated Press.) Mar
shal Foch will observe the letter and
spirit of the prohibition law while in
the United States. While diplomatie
precedent would permit him to bring
' wine and liquor into the country for
his personal use. Dr. Paul Andre, his
personal physician, declared tonight
that the marshal Intended to follow
the American custom of taking only
water with his meals. Xo wine or
other liquor is being carried in the
marshal's luggage, the physician said.
Marshal Foch, Dr. Andre continued,
has always been very temperate,
drinking but little wine with his
meals, even in his native France.
What table wines be does use are, of
the ordinary variety and he does not
take any other kind of alcoholic bev
erage. Dr. Andre, who Is a professor of
medicine in the University of Nancy,
France, has been with Marshal Foch
since the war. From the day that
conflict broke out in 191-4 until the
armistice, the marshal, he said, has
not had one sick day, not even being
bothered by a cold.
Dr. Andre admitted that he slightly
feared American hospitality, espe
cially the institution known as the
banquet, but added that he felt "al
most certain Marshal Foch would not
suffer thereby." He said the distin
guished French soldier was "a good
and obedient patient." Except on spe
cial occasions, the doctor said. Mar
shal Foch arises each day about 7
o'clock, works hard during the day
and generally retires about 10 or 1-0:30
P. M. A pipe is his best companion
when the day's work la done.
The marshal's train stopped but a
few minutes in Philadelphia, and the
entire time was occupied with the
French military leader and his aides
obligingly standing on the observa
tion platform while newspapermen
photographed them. Marshal Foch
was In conference with Jules Jus
serand, the French ambassador, on
the journey from New York to this
city.
BRUMFIELD ON HIS FEET
Convicted Slayer Is Regaining His
Strength Rapidly.
ROSEBURG, Or, Oct. 28. (Special.)
Dr. R. M. Brumfield, convicted re
cently for the murder of Dennis Rus-
sel, walked about his cell today for
the first time since be attempted sui
cide. This morning he told his
guards that he was feeling much
stronger and asked their assistance in
getting from bis cot, where he has
been since he attempted to end his
life by cutting deep gashes on each
side of his neck. He was helped to
his feet and walked around the cell
twice. Several times today he exer
cised in this manner and late this
afternoon walked unassisted.
His strength is coming back to him
rapidly, the physicians say, and he
will soon be in good health, again.
DANCES HELD OPTIONAL
Pupils Refusing to Participate Can
not Be Expelled, Court Holds.
SACRAMENTO, CaL, Oct. 28. Folk
and other forms of dancing, even
though included in the curriculum as
part of the regular course in physical
education or guised as exercises, can
not legally be forced upon children
attending the public schools of Cali
fornia against the objections and con
scientious scruples of their parents. I
Neither does refusal to take part' in
such exercises afford sufficient
ground for the expulsion of pupils by
boards of school trustees.
The third district court of appeals
here so held today in reversing
judgment of the superior court of
Sacramento county.
MRS. CODY'S WILL FILED
Widow of Buffalo Bill Leaves
Estate of $95,000.
CODT. Wyo., Oct. 28. The will of
Louisa
M. Cody, widow of Colonel
died at her home here last week, was
fl'ed for probato yesterday and re-
tripped from the trees by the wind. "
Carrier Presidents.
UNIONS' STAND IS IGNORED
Rate Drop After Second Re
duction Promised.
NOTICES TO BE POSTED
Appeal to Be Made to Labor Board
if Employes Refuse' to Agree.
Strike Recall Messages Out.
CHICAGO, Oct. 28. Railroad heads
tonight declared the nation's carriers
would go right ahead with plans to
seek new wage cuts through railroad
labor board hearings, despite the an
nouncement from the unions that
their action in calling off the strike
scheduled for October 30 had been In
fluenced by the board's announce
ment that pay reduction petitions for
any class would not be considered un
til working conditions for that class
had been settled.
"The calling off of the strike will
have no effect on the plans announced
by the carriers October 14 to seek
Immediate wage reductions, so that
rates could be reduced," said Samuel
Felton, president of the Chicago
Great Western and chairman of the
Association of Western Railroad Ex
ecutives. Action Soon, Is Predicted.
"T don't know how long, under the
board's ruling, it will take to reach
,a decision on any pay-cut petition,
but these petitions undoubtedly will
be presented within a very short
time. It will be up to the board
then to decide when action should
be taken.
"I want It made plain, however,
that we will seek these petitions in
accordance with the law, posting
notices of cuts, then discussing them
with the employes and if no agree
ment is reached, appealing to the
board to settle the dispute."
With the code messages officially
calling off the strike sent out today,
only one echo remained of the rail
road crisis which for two weeks
threatened to develop into a gen
eral strike.
6O0 Trainmen Still on Strike.
The situation was unchanged os
the International & Great Northern,
the Texas line where 600 trainmen
started a walkout last Saturday. No
order to call off the strike was sent
these men, W. G. Lee, president of
the trainmen, saying that the matter
"is in the hands of the union officials
down there."
Mr. Lee. however, conferred with
the labor board today and It waa
known that he is making every ef
fort to bring a settlement of that
(Concluded onPage 4. Column 1.)
THE OLD
Gale Is Reported at Grays Harbor
With Jib Sign of Slackening.
Planking Washed Away.
ABERDEEN. Wash.. Oct. 28. (Spe
cial.) The Olympic highway has been
inundated and planking carried away
between Sternsville and Aloha by the
Wynooche river overflowing its banks
today. The river was still rising
rapidly, and Montesano residents
were apprehensive tonight lest the
high tide would back up the flood
waters and cause further damage
The flood was caused by the heavy
rain and wind storm which has been
raging on Grays Harbor since yes
terday, and still continues tonight.
About a 50-mlle gale was reported
by H. A. Benham, weather signal mas
for the harbor, with no slackening in
sight, at 6 o'clock tonight
No damage to timber has been re
ported from any of the logging com
panies. Five and forty-one hundredth
Inches of rain have fallen in Aber
deen since the storm started Tuesday
and 9.65 Inches have fallen since the
first of the month, which Is 2.9 Inches
more than normal for October.
The Satsop river bridge, five miles
above Junction of Satsop and Chehalis
rivers, was reported washed out this
afternoon. The loss may force tem
porary suspension of logging opera
tions by the Shafer camp.
ASTORIA, Or., Oct. 28. (Special.)
After attaining a rate of 60 miles an
hour at sea, the southerly gale which
continued all of yesterday and last
night moderated this morning and the
rain ceased.
Tonight the wind at the North
Head station registered 38 miles an
hour from the south and the barom
eter was high, ranging slightly above
30. Aside from delaying shipping at
various ports, no damage was re
ported. ' The weather-bound vessels
in the local harbor include the steam
ers Colusa, Munaires, Begone No. 1,
Curacao, Klso Maru and Pennyworth.
MINISTER IS EXONERATED
Charges of Gross Misconduct Prove
to Be Groundless.
ASHEVILLE. N. C, Oct. 28. Rev.
Livingston T. Mays, corresponding-
secretary of the Southern Baptist as
sembly. Is exonerated of charges of
immorality and sedition by the com
mittee representing the Southern Bap
tist assembly, in its report made pub
l'c here.
Mays, accused by counsel for J. T.
Harris, who was executed at Raleigh,
October 20. for the murder of F. W.
Monnish, of gross misconduct at El
dorado, Ark., and other cities, is vin
dicated by the committee, which de
clared that the attacks were insti
gated by a malicious spirit.
COMMANDER IS ASSIGNED
General Martin to Take Charge of
Maryland Training Center.
THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington, D. C, Oct. 28. Brigadier-General
Charles H. Martin has
been assigned to command the 3d
corps area training center at Camp
Meade, Maryland.
He was formerly commander of the
Oregon national, guard.
STONE WALL IS AS HARD AS
Nestos, With Tabulation Half Done,
Has Lead of 25,000 Votes
Over Governor Frazier.
FARGO, N. D-. Oct. 2S. More than
half of the estimated vote cast in the
gubernatorial contest in yesterday's
recall election had been tabulated up
to 2 A. M. today, almost entirely from
Independent territory, and showed K.
A Nestoa, independent candidate,
leading Governor Lynn J- Frazier,
non-partisan, by 25,000 votes.
When 731 of the state's 2094 pre
cincts had reported, the count stood:
Nestos, 63,804; Frazier, 38,990.
The returns Included the Incom
plete vote of some of the large east
ern cities and of Mlnot In the north
west. The non-partisan league leaders
maintained that later returns from
the strictly rural sections where they
predominate would swing the final
vote decisively to their favor.
The candidates for attorney-general
and commissioner of agriculture and
labor were running about on the same
basis as the gubernatorial candidates
and it was apparent the final vote
i their cases would approximate that
of the heads of the ticket. Returns
on the constitutional amendments and
initiated laws had not been compiled
at midnight.
It was pointed out in independent
and non-partisan league circles alike
that the Missouri slope vote undoubt
edly would decide, the election as It
has In former years. ' Recognizing
that section as non-partisan, the
question was whether the league ma
jority In that region could overcome
the independent lead piled up in the
eastern part of the state.
Nestos' home town, Minot, its vote
unofficially completed, showed a net
loss for the independents from a year
ago. The count was: Nestos, 2635;
Frazier, 1050. Last year J. F. T.
O'Connor, Independent candidate,
polled 2753 and Frazier 1088.
This was the first recall election
against state officials ever attempted
in the United States, the Independent
Voters' association faction seeking to
have its candidates oust three offi
cials who were elected last fall with
indorsement of the non-partisan
league.
Governor Frazier, William Lemke,
attorney-general, and J. N. Hagan,
commissioner of agriculture and la
bor, are the officials the Independents
are attempting to replace with R. A.
Nestos of Minot, Svelnbjorn Johnson
of Grand Forks and Joseph A. Kitchen
of Sentinel Butte, respectively. 1
A group of proposed laws also was
submitted to the voters today as ini
tiated measures, one of which would
In the future do away with party des
ignations in the election of state offi
cials. -Others would change the mem
bership of the industrial commission,
which supervises state-owned Indus-,
tries so that the Control of the com
mission would pass out of the hands
of the non-partisan league regardless
of the outcome of future elections;
provide means to liquidate the Bank
of North Dakota, a state institution,
and provide for a rural credits act
patterned after the South Dakota law.
Diaz Goes to Legion Convention.
WASHINGTON. D. C. Oct. 28. Gen
eral Diaz of Italy left here late today
for Kansas City to "attend the Amer
ican Legion convention. He will go
by way of Chicago and arrive at Kan
sas City Sunday morning.
EVER.
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Flat 15 Per Cent Tax Is
Voted on Corporations.
NEW FIGHT IS PROMISED
Proponents of Scale Assess
ment Still Busy.
CONFIDENCE YET HELD
Fight Over Estate Tax Section
Brings Night Session and
Ends In Compromise.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. 28. Af
ter rejecting two proposals for a
graduated income tax on corporations
each by a margin of a single vote
the senate adopted today, 36 to 26,
the finance committee amendment to
the tax revision bill, providing for a
flat 15 per cent tax.
Proponents of a graduated levy, or
of some other plan that would pre
vent the proposed Increase of 60 per
cent ln the tax of thousands of cor
porations making small profits, gave
notice that they would renew their
fight later. They expressed confi
dence tonight that they would win.
Support Declared Pledged.
Senator Walsh, democrat, Massa
chusetts, author of the two amend
ments voted down today, 38 to 32,
said he had been assured by Senators
Johnson, republican, California, and
Myers, democrat, Montana, who were
absent at the rollcalls today, that
they would support his amendment
when next presented. Senator Walsh
also expects to win over some repub
licans who voted against him today.
The first proposal of the Massa
chusetts senator was for a tax of 10
per cent on the first 8100.000 of In
come, It per cent en the next $200,
000 and 20 per cent on all more than
(300,000, with an added provision that
corporations which did not pay an ex
cess profits tax for the calendar year
1920 should pay only at the rate of 10
per cent.
Night Session Is Held.
After this had been rejected, Sen
ator Walsh offered it again with a
provision that in addition to those not
paying an excess profits tax In 1920,
corporations whose net Incomes did
not exceed 8 per cent on the Invested
capital should pay only at the 10 per
cent rate.
The fight over the estate tax sec
tion followed. It led the senate into
a night session and resulted in the
adoption, 44 to 15, of the compromise
agreement to increase the present
maximum rate of 26 per cent on all
that part of an estate over 815,000,000
to 15 per cent on all over 3100,000,000.
Senator Walsh then proposed that
there be a tax of lfi per cent on the
transfer of tax free securities in an
estate, with an exemption of 350,000
of such securities. The amendment led
to another long fight, but was re
jected without a record vote.
Passage Today Predicted.
Republican leaders sent word to
President Harding during the day that
the tax bill would be passed by to
morrow nljht, but many senators on
both the majority and minority side
declared this hope could not be real
ized. The Wadsworth amendment pro
viding for a tax of 60 cents a gallon
on beer, 81-20 a gallon on, wines, and
ID.4U a gauon on wnisicy, manufac
tured, imported or sold for medicinal
purposes, was adopted without a rec
ord vote after it had been amended so
as to provide for double rates on such
liquors unlawfully diverted for bev
erage purposes, the tax to be paid by
the person responsible for theediver-
sion. , .
The senate next tool up the capi
tal stock tax section but Senator Reed
announced that he had "a very spe
cial" amendment to offer and sug
gested that since it was late the sen
ate might well recess until tomorrow.
"There Isn't a possibility of passing
this bill thiB week." Senator Reed
said, but Senator Lodge insisted that
the night session go on. After some
debate, however, the senate recessed
until 11 A. M. tomorrow.
OREGON MAN APPOINTED
Relative of Senator Stanfield Farm
Loan Bank Secretary.
THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington, D. C, Oct. 28. Asa B.
Thompson of Echo, Or., today was ap
pointed secretary of the 12th district
federal farm loan bank at Spokane
and will take office November 1. At
the same time the resignation of Tur
ner Oliver, as registrar of the bank,
was accepted and L. J. Birdseye of
Spokane was named to succeed Mr.
Oliver, effective November 15.
Mr. Thompson's appointment came
after a conference this afternoon of
Senators McNary and Stanfield with
Charles E. Lobdell, executive officer
of the federal farm loan board. There
was one other active aspirant for the
secretaryship, Curtis E. Widdoes, also
of Oregon, and the present acting sec
retary of the Spokane bank. :
.Mr. Thompson is a brother-in-law
of Sejiatox Staaileid.
Entire Police Department Roused
and Bridges Guarded, but
No One Is Captured.
Four holdups In quick succession,
following the theft of an automobile,
last night, put the entire police de
partment on Its ear. but the three
robbers were not apprehended.
Between 8 and 10:30 o'clock some
one stole an automobile belonging to
C. F. Meyers, 932 East Twentieth
street North, from Its parking place
at East Sixth and Washington streets.
At 9:55 Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Conn,
1106 Belmont street, were held up at
East Thirty-fifth North and East
Stark streets by three men in an au
tomobile. One man stayed at the
wheel while the others performed the
robbery. Conn lost 33 Mrs. Conn 325
and a brother of Mrs. Conn 345.
While Captain Inskeep was rushing
men to guard bridges ln an effort to
stop the car, C. H. Spencer, 778 Irv
ing street, reported being' held up at
10:20 at North Nineteenth and Hoyt
streets. He lost I", and said that he
was held up by three men, two of
whom alighted from an automobile to
accost him.
The next victim was George Stelg
er, 777 Jefferson street, who was ac
costed by the same trio at North
Nineteenth street and Canyon road.
He lost nothing.
Robert Selby, 650 Market Btreet, and
Herbert Oldstadt, 324 North Nine
teenth street, had just parted from
two girls in front of 512 Market
street when they were approached
and robbed by the three men, who
took Selby's overcoat and 25 cents
from Oldstadt. One of the girls saw
the robbers drive off, and she said
they were going about 40 miles an
hour when they departed her line of
vision.
Roads leading from the city and all
bridges were policed, and Captain Ins
keep was confident that the robbers
were "bottled up" on the west side;
the cork must have popped out, how
ever, for after the Selby-Oldstadt
holdup nothing was heard of them.
PORTLAND CHIEF HONORED
Head of Police Department Officer
of National Body.
OAKLAND, Cal Oct. 28. Captain
John W. O'Connor, captain of traffic
of New Tork city, was unanimously
elected president of the International
Traffic Officers' association at the
final session of the organization's
fourth annual convention here today.
Among other officers elected were
L. -ft. Geddes, Toronto, Canada, first
vice-president, and L. V. Jenkins,
chief of police of Portland, Or., scr-geant-at-arms.
5614 SEEK CASH BONUS
4601 ex-Service Men Have Filed
Applications for Loans.
SALEM. Or., Oct. 28. (Special.)
A total of 10.305 ex-service men en
titled to benefits under the so-called
bonus law had filed applications with
the world war veterans' state aid
commission tonight. Of the aggregate
applications 6614 seek cash bonuses
and 4691 loans.
The commission will meet here Mon
day, when a large number of the ap
plications will receive consideration.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDATS Maximum temperature, 68
degrees; minimum, 54 decrees.
TODAY'S Fair.
Foreign.
Penitent reports vision of Christ. Page 5.
National.
Senate rejects graduated Income tax on
corporations. Page 1.
Representative Blanton apologizes to house.
Page 2.
Armament session to open November 12.
Page 2.
New Issue is raised on medicinal beer.
Pace 0.
Domestic.
New Tork Is captured by Marshal Foch.
Page 1.
Marsha! Foch while in America will
observe prohibition law. Page 1.
Miner Is sought for murder of priest.
Page 8.
Logging congress asks for extension of
fire patrol. Page 5.
Railways to press new wage cut petitions
at once. Page 1.
New Tork hat salesmen give buyers thrill.
Page 4.
Country bankers ln middle west somewhat
gloomy, says Richard Spiltane. Page 20.
Savings of Idle nearly exhausted and
suffering predicted. Page 15.
Evelyn Nesbit tries to commit suicide.
Page
Outcome of recall election in North Dakota
not yet Indicated. Page 1.
Psclfle Northwest. v
Governor Olcott, denying Intent to resign,
is expected to seek office again.
Page 8.
Auto Jumps bank; two kilted, one injured.
Page S.
Wynooche river out of banks; Olympic
highway flooded. Page 1.
i Sports.
Cougars and Bears alert for whistle.
Page 14.
Ferocious Cougars rarln' to go. Page 14.
Multnomah boxers lose three of four events.
Page 15.
Commercial and Marine.
Healthy demand for wool ln local market.
Page 21.
Calling oft of strike lifts wheat at
Chicago. Page 21.
Ratla and other Investment stocks strong
at New York. Page 21.
Ships run to shelter from hurricane off
Pacific coast. Page 20.
Portland and Vicinity.
Wife-slayer aane, prosecution says. Page
Leading wool buyer foresees rosy era.
Page 21.
Fall vegetables plentiful. Page 12.
Effort to be made to Interest Japanese
visitors in coming exposition. Page 12.
Legality of Jewelry auction at issue In
city council. Page 18.
Hardest workers declared thrifty. Pag 21.
Rail-pay check forger gets 13000 In Port
land. Page T.
Bond ring distributing queer securities in
city sought. Page 1.
Loop road fund pledge taken under advise
ment by tax commission. Pag 0.
Railway strike officially called off ln
faclfio northwest. Page 4, i
SECURITIES QUEER
More Than $65,000 Are
Fake or Stolen in City.
ISSUE THIRD LIBERTY LOAN
White Men of Standing Are
Believed Responsible.
NEGROES ARE VENDORS
Net of Evidence Being Woven Ex
pected to Lead to Arrest of
Gang of Persons.
More than 365,000 worth of stolen
or counterfeit liberty bonds have
been sold ln Portland during the last
few weeks, and government officers
are weaving a net of evidence which
will probably bring under arrest
shortly a ring of men responsible for
the distribution of the bonds.
Behind a number of rnegro vendors
of the bonds are several white men
of considerable standing In the city,
according to the theory of federal of
ficers. Both the white suspects and
their-negro agents have been ques
tioned by the officers, but not suffi
cient evidence has so far been gath
ered as to warrant their arrest.
Bonds of Third Iasne.
The bonds are of the third liberty
loan Issue and are In denominations
of 350 and 3100. Those that have
been recovered show that the Interest
has not been drawn on the bonds for
a period of 18 months. This fact dis
puted a theory that was held for
some time that they might have been
stolen by Roy Gardner, the notorious
prison breaker, when he robbed a
mail truck ln Sacramento. Serial
numbers on the bonds also did hot
correspond with the numbers of those
taken by Gardner.
A check of the numbers on the
bonds stolen In Los Angeles in a rob
bery more than six months ago also
indicated that the bonds being dis
tributed here were not of the same
issue
Counterfeiting; Is Suspected.
' Yesterday afternoon postofflce au-
thorltl.'s were informed by telegraph
that the Federal Reserve bank of
San Francisco, after conducting an
exhaustive search, had been unable
to find any record of the theft of the
liberty bonds of the same serial num
bers as those ln Portland. This led
some to believe that there was a
possibility that counterfeiters were
at work printing fake bonds so like
the originals that it would be Im
possible for even a banker to estab
lish a difference.
Federal authorities became aware
that stolen bonds were being dis
tributed through the city when they
were informed through confidential
sources that 350 bonds of the third
liberty loan issue had been sold here
for 312 and that 100 bonds had been
sold for 320.
White Men Involved.
Their investigation Pad them to the
offices of several professional men
of the city and to the district below
the customs-house where resides the
negro population.
How the bonds came into Portland
has not been established. This much,
however, the officers say they havo
learned. The bonds were first in the
offices of the two or three white men
ln question. The negro agents set
about to sell the bonds, not only to
men and women of their race but to
others as well. One agent approached
a business man who invests his money
In bonds. He was offered several thou
sand dollars' worth of bonds. When
he asked the prices that were de
sired he was informed that "the price
of 508 Is 312 and that of 100s Is 120."
He asked if the agent did not mean
discount rather than sale price and
was Informed that those were the fig
ures at which the bonds were being
sold. The business man immediately
notified the federal authorities and an
investigation was started.
Bond Sold to Bonk.
A short time later a negro who
had purchased one of the 350 bonds
for 3L2 sold it to a local bank at mar
ket value. He was Identified later by
one of the bank clerks and Informed
the officers the source from whence
the bond came.
Authorities think that if the bonds
are not counterfeits they came from
the east, where a number of liberty
bond thefts running into millions of
dollars have been made during the
last two years.
In the robbery of the mall truck in
Toledo, O., February 17 of this year,
when 15,000,000 worth of bonds were
stolen, there were few bonds of the
third liberty loan issue ln denomina
tions of 350 and 3100.
Thousands of Bonds Stolen.
In a robbery In Cincinnati a few
weeks later, under practically iden
tical circumstances as in Toledo,
many of the bonds were of the third
liberty loan issue, but were In much
larger denominations than those dis
tributed here.
Thousands of dollars' worth of
bonds were stolen in the train rob
bery at Council Bluffs, la., Novem
ber 13, 1820, but they were also In
large denominations and of the first
and fourth issues The same Is true
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